Seth Rogen Figured Out the Secret to Tinder (It's Depressing)

Happily married Seth Rogen, swiping away at a stranger's Tinder profile for Vanity Fair, may have stumbled across an updated definition of flirting for the age of online dating apps. In passing, he called it "a cleverness contest," and that just makes so much sense.

As Rogen discovered on that stranger's Tinder profile, messaging a match is competitive. You each try to be as witty as you possibly can, and if you out-wit the other person, then great! You're fun and flirty! But where does that leave you? Without an actual conversation of substance, you spiral down to sending each other nonsensical gifs—at best—or not sending each other anything at all. Maybe this was obvious to everyone already, but "Cleverness Contest" really nails it. Thanks, Seth.

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Also, thanks for making it clear what things Seth Rogen finds attractive in a man: being a doctor, being in France, being a Canadian in France. Otherwise, your overt pickiness is appreciated.